A woman who is self-conscious about her teeth after knocking out three of them wears a Covid mask indoors.
Georgina Rossiter, 24, was self-conscious about her teeth for years but eventually came to accept them as part of her distinctive appearance – until she fell and broke three front teeth, necessitating dental implants.
For years, a woman was self-conscious about her teeth, but then she fell and knocked out the front three, leaving her “looking like a zombie.”
Georgina Rossiter, 24, has always had slightly wonky teeth, but as an adult, she saw them as an important part of her unique appearance, adopting the nickname ‘bunny’ and using a rabbit avatar online.
But then, after a comedy show, the avid gamer slipped and broke three teeth in the front of her mouth, necessitating an expensive surgery to replace them.
Georgina has lost her body confidence and now wears a Covid mask indoors to cover her face. She is raising £18,000 to get dental implants that will restore her smile to its former glory.
“When I saw my reflection on my phone after I fell, I didn’t recognize myself,” Georgina explained. “My lips were swollen, and I had lost all three of my front teeth.” ‘This is what a zombie looks like – an actual zombie,’ I thought. I’ve always disliked and hid my teeth.
She stated: “We’d only planned what we were going to do the night before, and we’d decided to go to this bar after the gig. I was walking normally when I suddenly tripped.” I’m not sure if I tripped on the pavement or on my new high-top Converse trainers.” But because my hands were in my pockets and I was wearing tight cargo pants, I couldn’t pull them out in time and fell head first.” My teeth took the brunt of the blow when my head smacked on the ground.
“I remember being shocked because there was blood everywhere. I started screaming, ‘My teeth! My teeth!’ ‘I can’t live my life with no teeth,’ I reasoned.” Georgina, who lives in southwest London with her stay-at-home mother, Maria Rossiter, 60, and her makeup artist brother, John Rossiter, 27, was rushed to hospital by ambulance for a check-up and is awaiting a CT scan to ensure she has not fractured her jaw.
She was advised to see her dentist, who has now confirmed that dentures will cost £300 privately, but implants, which are also only available privately, will cost around £18,000.
“I didn’t realize there were emergency dentists, so I waited until after the Bank Holiday to see someone on Monday,” she explained.
